Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 726

On the pass road leading to Dasheng Pass, Wang Yanlema stopped on a dirt bag and was looking at the surrounding terrain.

His pair of eyes are extraordinarily bright, flickering with this light, it seems that he wants to have a panoramic view of the mountains, rivers and rivers in a radius of tens of miles.

Behind him, a fiery red dragon was slowly moving eastward, and the disc helmet was moving, and the red feathers were undulating.

To be honest, the area from Ma'anshan to Dashengguan, which is nearly a hundred miles away, is not suitable for the Ming army's battlefield, because the ground is too peaceful, which is also the reason for Jin Shenghuan's disastrous defeat.

In the First Battle of Eastern Sichuan, he captured more than 3 war horses from Wu Sangui, and he also had hundreds of miles of no-man's land north of the Han River for stocking and using them as a horse farm. However, cavalry is not so easy to train, unless it is constantly on the battlefield. Elimination and tempering, otherwise you will not be able to train in a short period of time.

At the beginning, Wang Yan highlighted Qingzhou. Tens of thousands of volunteers in Shandong were chased and killed by Zhunta. They fought every day. There are conditions to practice like this.

Of the Five Loyalists who can be called upper cavalry now, there are only five thousand cavalry cavalry, and the rest are infantry on horseback.

Because Wang Yan wanted to avoid the Tanma in the direction of Ma'anshan, the army traveled southward for more than 50 miles. After passing Ma'anshan, the army corrected its route and rushed to the northeast of Dashengguan. If Luo raised his troops to pursue, the five loyal troops would not be able to reach Dasheng Pass, and they would be overtaken by the Qing cavalry.

Wang Yan stood on the slope with several generals. He estimated that Boluo's troops would be arriving soon, but he still couldn't find a suitable battlefield.

Liu Shun who was on the side spat and cursed: "Damn it, there's not even a single mountain or even a single forest in such a crazy place, even if you try to lay an ambush!"

Wang Yan shook his head and said: "The land in the south of the Yangtze River is rich because of its vast plains and numerous rivers, which are easy to develop. Therefore, most places have been excavated. How can the people tolerate long forests?"

Gao Yigong looked at the sky, and then at the marching team that could not see the beginning and the end, but his face was a little anxious, "Your Highness, the army is so long, if the Qing army cavalry chases after them, as long as they charge, the army will be in chaos! "

Wang Yan was also worried about this problem. He took the lead and chose the venue for the decisive battle, but he has not found a suitable place for the final battle now.

Wang Yan frowned slightly, thought for a while, then turned his head and said to the generals: "There may not be a suitable place ahead, pass the military order of this vassal, and the army will line up here, waiting for the soldiers of Boluo!"

Hearing the order, the flags and drums immediately took out the horn and blew it. The sound of the horn spread, and the advancing army stopped immediately.

At this moment, a convoy appeared in the distance. Dozens of cavalry rushed towards the slope ahead of the convoy. They were the sentry cavalry sent out by Wang Yan.

The cavalry galloped to the bottom of the slope, and the leader of the warriors, before the horse stopped, threw a man caught on the horse's back on the ground, then quickly jumped off, and then picked up the man who was thrown down, and then Come up the slope.

"Your Highness, the last general is investigating in the direction of Dasheng Pass, and when he encounters a Qing army transport team, he captures his chief general." The general is Wang Shixiu, and he throws the general in front of Wang Yan, cupping his fists and bowing.

After hearing this, Wang Yan waved him to step aside, looked down at the Qing general who had consciously knelt down, and asked, "Official position, military status."

"The sinner is Jiangbei soldiers and horses, and Liu Dongping has thousands of households under his account." Mr. Qian quickly replied.

Liu Dongping is Liu Zeqing, who was named Bo Dongping during the Hongguang Dynasty. Mr. Qian was talking about official positions in the Ming Dynasty, so he was quite clever.

"Benfan asks you, what are you escorting supplies for?" Wang Yan asked again.

"Reporting to Your Highness, Boluo is leading the three Han army flags, and 6 people from the green battalion of Li Benshen and Yang Chengzu are besieging the remnants of the Ming army in Ma'anshan. The villain is ordered to clean up the battlefield and transport the supplies to Jiangning." President Qian answered the king. Without waiting for him to ask Yan's question, he took the initiative to continue to explain: "There are only more than 1 soldiers in Nanjing now, and there are even fewer people in Dashengguan. There were originally 3000 troops, but we have to clean up the battlefield and transport supplies into Nanjing. , now there are only more than [-] guards.”

Wang Yan frowned when he heard this, and smiled slightly, "You are active, not only answering every question, but also answering the questions I didn't ask."

Boss Qian heaved a sigh of relief after listening to Wang Yan's words. He cooperated so much because he hoped to save his life.

"His Royal Highness broke Zhun Pagoda outside Yangzhou City back then, and the sinner was among the captives. Fortunately, His Highness was generous and merciful. He let the sinner go, and the sinner saved his life. Seeing His Highness now, I naturally know everything."

Hearing what he said, Wang Yan remembered that he had listened to Jiang Tianyi's suggestion and indeed released a group of prisoners from the green camp. The purpose was to reduce the resistance of the Qing soldiers when he returned to Jiangbei, so that the Qing soldiers would choose to surrender when they were desperate. , rather than fish dead net broken.

Almost four years have passed, and Wang Yan has long forgotten about it, and he has not set foot on the land of Jiangbei yet.

Feeling overwhelmed in Wang Yan's heart, he nodded and ordered someone to take Mr. Qian down, without saying whether to kill him or not.

Chen Bangyan at the side took a step forward and said, "Your Highness, I feel that this person can be used."

Wang Yan glanced at him and smiled.

At this moment, a group of scouts came galloping from behind, many of them were still wounded. When they came down the slope, they immediately attracted the attention of Wang Yan and the others. Wang Yan couldn't help but become solemn.

The cavalryman hurriedly climbed up the high slope, and before he came up to salute, Gao Yigong asked first, "Where's Boluo?"

"Here we come!" the cavalry replied, and without taking a breath, he saluted Wang Yan: "Your Majesty, your humble position is twenty miles away, and you have already fought against the sentry cavalry of the Qing army. After that, overwhelming catch up."

Hearing the words, the generals of the Ming army on the slope began to get emotional. Wang Yan knew that this battle was related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty and the fate of the Five Loyalty Army. The shame of loss, to regain the old capital.

Wang Yan couldn't help clenching his fists, waved his arms, and shouted loudly: "All soldiers, this battle must be won!"

The generals on the slope all looked solemn, and waved their arms in response: "We must win!"

All of a sudden, the military order was passed on the hillside, and the infantry on the official road boiled up. The battalions began to form formations according to the formation diagram. The cavalry flew on their horses and cruised outside to protect the infantry in formation.

When Wang Yan's main force was in a decisive battle with Boluo, the Jingting Mountain on the south line had been fighting fiercely for several days.

On the banks of the Niutun River on the northern line, the sky-shattering shouts and rumbling gunfire resounded on both sides of the river.

After being defeated by Duduo in Ruxu Mountain, and the 5000 men and horses of General Dang Shousu and Longsheng Camp, Li Guo, who retreated to Niutun River, only had time to build some simple fortifications. Kill to the shore.

The Niutun River is just a small river, and with the lack of water in summer, the Qing soldiers could almost wade across it.

As soon as the Qing army arrived, Duoduo ordered the army to attack quickly. The Qing army either took small boats, or sat on rafts, or waded across the river, rushed to the beach, overturned the temporary fence erected by the defenders, and crazily attacked Li Guo. line of defense.

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